Edvard Csanyi
1671 awesome technical articles
Electrical engineer, programmer and founder of EEP. Highly specialized for design of LV/MV switchgears and LV high power busbar trunking (<6300A) in power substations, commercial buildings and industry facilities. Professional in AutoCAD programming.
Transformers
D.M.C.R. Protection Relay for Oil Transformer
Introduction to D.M.C.R. Faults detected on live transformer unit: Dielectric fluid level is detected as low Overheating is detected Excess pressure is detected Standards Possibilities of D.M.C.R.: Oil level control… Read more
Jan 16, 2013 | By Edvard Csanyi
High Voltage
Purpose of Disconnect Switches In HV Substation
Switches may be of several types, the common characteristic is that none are designed to interrupt fault currents and the insulation or insulators associated with them must coordinate with the… Read more
Jan 14, 2013 | By Edvard Csanyi
Cables
Testing and Commissioning of MV/HV Cables
Compare cable data with drawings and specifications. Inspect exposed sections of cables for physical damage. Inspect bolted electrical connections for high resistance using one or more of the following methods: Use… Read more
Jan 12, 2013 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy and Power
Discrimination between residual current circuit breakers (RCCBs)
The operating principle of the residual current release is basically the detection of an earth fault current, by means of a toroid transformer which embraces all the live conductors, included… Read more
Jan 11, 2013 | By Edvard Csanyi
Testing and Commissioning
Testing and Commissioning of Substation DC System
Power substation DC system consists of battery charger and battery. This is to verify the condition of battery and battery charger and commissioning of them. Following instruments will be used… Read more
Jan 09, 2013 | By Edvard Csanyi
High Voltage
Environmental Stresses On External Insulation
The external insulation (transmission line or substation) is exposed to electrical, mechanical, and environmental stresses. The applied voltage of an operating power system produces electrical stresses. The weather and the… Read more
Jan 07, 2013 | By Edvard Csanyi
Testing and Commissioning
Transformer routine test – The measurement of winding resistance
Measurement is made to check transformer windings and terminal connections and also both to use as reference for future measurements and to calculate the load loss values at reference (e.g…. Read more
Jan 05, 2013 | By Edvard Csanyi
Wind Power
Geographical Variation in the Wind Resource
Ultimately the winds are driven almost entirely by the sun’s energy, causing differential surface heating. The heating is most intense on land masses closer to the equator, and obviously the greatest heating… Read more
Jan 04, 2013 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy Efficiency
Brightness, Lamp Life and Efficiency of LED Fixtures
A typical LED fixture comprises four major component parts: an LED emitter, the fixture’s heat sink, driver and dimming control, and augmenting optics. The emitter includes the die, a thermal… Read more
Jan 03, 2013 | By Edvard Csanyi
Electronics
The Future of MOS-Controlled Thyristor (MCT)
The MCT is type of power semiconductor device that combines the capabilities of thyristor voltage and current with MOS gated turn-on and turn-off. It is a high power, high frequency,… Read more
Jan 01, 2013 | By Edvard Csanyi
News
Thank you very much, wish you all the best in 2013!
Well engineers, here we are… at the very end of this year! 2012 was very active for us, that’s for sure. EEP’s team worked very hard during year and brought… Read more
Dec 31, 2012 | By Edvard Csanyi
Electric Motor
PLC Application For Speed Control of AC Motors With Variable Speed (VS) Drive
A common PLC application is the speed control of AC motors with variable speed (VS) drives. The diagram in Figure 1 shows an operator station used to manually control a… Read more
Dec 29, 2012 | By Edvard Csanyi
Transformers
Importance of Transformer Inrush Current
When a transformer is taken off-line, there will be a certain amount of residual flux that can remain in the core due to the properties of the magnetic core material…. Read more
Dec 28, 2012 | By Edvard Csanyi
High Voltage
7 Golden Safety Rules for Working In HV Laboratory
Employees performing operations and testing work in high voltage laboratory are exposed to a greater hazard than most other employees. Safety rules MUST NOT be seen as a means of limiting… Read more
Dec 26, 2012 | By Edvard Csanyi
Industrial Automation
SCADA As The Heart Of a Distribution Management System
At a high level, the elements of a distribution automation system can be divided into three main areas: SCADA application and server(s) DMS applications and server(s) Trouble management applications and… Read more
Dec 25, 2012 | By Edvard Csanyi
